Storm-shield for baby-carriages.



C. DILLING.

STORM SHIELD FOR BABY CARRIAGES.

APPLICATION FILED FEB- 3, I916.

Patented Oct. 3,1916.

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CHARLES BILLING, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK;

STORM-SHIELD roza BABY-CARBIAGES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 3, 1916.

Application filed. February 3, 1916. Serial No. 75,987.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES DILLING, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of the city of New York, borough of Brooklyn, in tie countyof Kings and State of New York, have invented a new and ImprovedStorm-Shield for Baby-Carriages, of which the following is a full,clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to a storm shield for baby carriages, which shieldis in the shape foldable hood which can be easily attached or detachedfrom the permanent hood and which, when folded against the permanenthood, occupies little space and in no way interferes with the permanenthood. I

With the above and other objects in view, the nature of which will morefully appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists in thenovel construction, combination and arrangement of parts as herein fullydescribed, illustrated and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of the application, similarcharacters of reference indicate corresponding parts of all the views.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a baby car riage provided with anembodiment of my invention; Fig. 2 is a perspective View 0 the permanenthood of the carriage and my detachable hood folded thereagainst; Fig. 3is a side elevation of the means for connecting my hood to the permanenthood of the carriage; Fig. 4 is an end elevation thereof; and Fig. 5 isa modified form of stormshield securing means.

Referring to the drawings, 6 is the waterproof fabric of the stormshield which is properly secured to wire bows 7. The ends of the bows onthe same side of the shield are hinged in an arm 8. Each arm has anopening to fit it on a threaded pivot 9 of the permanent hood 10. Eacharm 8 has an extension 11 either in alinement with the arm, as shown inFig. 5, thereto as shown in Figs. 1 to 4, which extension alines withone of the branches of a corner bracket 12 of the permanent hood. Theextension 11 is provided with projections 13 at the side thereof toreceive therebetween a of th corner bra k 12,

or at right angles and whereby the arm 8 is prevented from turning onthe pivot 9 relative to'the permanent hood 10.

Normally the storm shield is in folded position, as shown in Fig. 2,suitable straps l4: being provided for retaining the shield 1n foldedposition. When it is desired to place the storm shield into operativeposition, the straps 14 are released and the storm shield unfolded. Itwill be noted that when the storm shield is folded against the hood thesame can be turned to the front or the rear end without anyinterference; and even if the shield is unfolded, as shown in Fig. 1,the hood can be thrown to the rear by simply moving the permanent hoodon the pivots, the movement of the hood causing the shield to collapse.It is selfevident that the shield can be attached to the front or rearbow of the permanent hood 10.

The bows 7 maintain the waterproof fabric 6 in proper shape when theshield is in operative position, and it also gives to said fabric theshape of a hood, consequently when the shield is in operative positionthere are two hoods on the carriage, the permanent hood and thetemporary one forming the storm shield.

I claim:

1. In combination with a pivotally mount.- ed permanent hood of a babycarriage, a shield comprising a waterproof fabric, bows for giving saidfabric a predetermined shape. arms to which the ends of the bows arepivotally connected, said arms having means for engaging the pivots ofthe permanent hood, including means preventing said arms from movingrelatively to said ermanent hood, and means for securing the bows to thepermanent hood when the shield is in folded position.

2. In combination with a pivotally mounted hood of a baby carriage, ashield comprising a waterproof fabric, bows for giving shape to thefabric, arms to which the ends of the bows are pivotally connected, saidarms being adapted to fit on to the pivots of the hood, extensions fromsaid arms for engaging a portion of the hood whereby said arms areprevented from turning relative to the hood, and means for retaining thebows against the hood when the shield is in folded position.

As an article of manufacture, a shield for baby carriages comprising aWaterproof fabric, bows secured thereto to give shape to the fabric, andarms to which the bows are pivotally connected, said arms having meansfor engaging a portion of a baby carriage hood when said arms areengaged Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by

on the pivots of a hood, substantially as and 10 for the purpose setforth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing Witnesses.

CHARLES DILLIN G. \Vitnesses:

PAUL STAAR, EDMUND ZAHN.

addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C.

